59-880: Spragg is a surname. People with that name include: Ben Spragg , English online high stakes and live midstakes poker player Brian Spragg (born 1965), New Zealand cricketer Edward Spragge or Spragg or Sprague (c. 1620 – 1673), admiral of the Royal Navy Laura Spragg (born 1982), English international cricketer Lonnie Spragg (1879–1904), Australian rugby player Mark Spragg (born 1952), American writer Warren Spragg (born 1982), English-born Italian rugby player Wesley Spragg (1848–1930), New Zealand butter manufacturer, temperance campaigner, and benefactor See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Spragg Spragge (disambiguation) Sprague (disambiguation) Sprag clutch ,
118-461: A British Stock Car Association stock car racing track. Onchan Village Commissioners purchased farmland after World War II to build new homes and a recreation area with a large park containing a stadium with the first ever banked cycle track which was opened by Reg Harris , World Champion Sprint Cyclist and Britain's Sportsman of the Year, on 19 June 1951. The park cost £50,000 to build. The stadium
177-460: A $ 1 buy-in tournament with a first prize of $ 50,000. PokerStars was so busy during the early stages of the tournament, all tournaments had to be stopped for 20 minutes because the heavy traffic crashed their servers. This record had been broken again in June 2013, with 225,000 participants. The buy-in was $ 1 and went completely into the prize pool, with no rake . In January 2012, PokerStars introduced
236-789: A Celebrity team and a Sports team, called respectively "Friends of PokerStars" and "SportStars". These have included Jamaican Olympic gold medal winner and World record holder Usain Bolt and American actor comedian Kevin Hart . Former associated celebrities include World Cup winning Brazilian striker Ronaldo , tennis pro Rafael Nadal , former tennis champion Boris Becker , FIFA World Cup-winning Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon , Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo , Dutch field hockey Olympic Gold medalist Fatima Moreira de Melo , Norwegian cross-country skier Petter Northug , Swedish cross-country skier Marcus Hellner , quantitative analyst and author of
295-591: A VR headset was added along with a rebranding. PokerStars.net is a company website offering only free play games. The pokerstars.net domain is used primarily in their TV advertisements since there are no real money games available at this website. This avoids any legal issues or censorship of using their pokerstars.com domain which allows real money games. PokerStars.tv is the online source for PokerStars TV shows, commercials and event highlight shows – with commentary and expert analysis available in up to 7 languages. The content available includes live cards-up coverage of
354-512: A coastal railway to Ramsey . There was then a mixture of private houses, terraced houses and guest houses to take the overflow of visitors to Douglas. There was further development in the 1930s. During the Victorian and Edwardian tourism boom Onchan made a bid to become the island's second resort, encouraging the building of hotels and guest houses. The Manx Electric Railway was constructed in 1893, but never achieved its goal of connecting with
413-547: A downloadable mobile client for iOS from iTunes . In February 2012, the company also introduced a client for Android . In July 2012, PokerStars bought its former competitor, Full Tilt Poker . The $ 731 million deal settled a civil lawsuit with the Department of Justice while giving ownership of Full Tilt Poker's assets to PokerStars. In June 2014, The Stars Group, then known as Amaya Inc, agreed to buy PokerStars and its parent company for $ 4.9 billion in cash. The deal
472-422: A fully immersive virtual reality poker experience. The platform was developed in collaboration with virtual reality software developer Lucky VR and was unveiled at EGX 2018. In October 2019, The Stars Group, owner of PokerStars, agreed to be acquired by Flutter Entertainment, in a $ 6 billion all-share merger. On May 5, 2020, PokerStars became part of Flutter Entertainment. In 2021, PokerStars entered into
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590-508: A partnership with Red Bull Racing , sponsoring their Formula One team, with the brand to appear on Red Bull's new cars for the next few seasons, as well as on the suits of Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez . In January 2022, PokerStars announced an extended multi-year partnership deal with Red Bull Racing. The deal included PokerStars' branding on the RB18 and race suits. The company stated they aim to provide fans "new and unique ways" to watch
649-400: A partnership with PokerStars, owned by parent company for the integration of its Quickfire platform. In July 2017, PokerStars agreed to a deal with bankruptcy administrators to acquire some of rival PKR.com 's assets without reviving the brand, while refunding the full account balances of the entire PKR player base. In December 2017, PokerStars unveiled a brand new player tournament called
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#1732797501404708-703: A registered address in, Slovenia. In November 2018, PokerStars was cleared to launch in Pennsylvania for real money in 2019. On January 29, 2021, PokerStars launched in Michigan. PokerStars was Michigan's first regulated online poker site. In December 2022, PokerStars announced the would be combining players from Michigan and New Jersey under the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement. In February 2024, PokerStars disagreed with Peru's new online gambling regulation and exited
767-611: A result, legal online poker returned to Portugal. In March 2016, PokerStars launched in New Jersey for real money. In June 2016, PokerStars ceased to allow real-money online poker in Israel. The decision is thought to have been made after recent pressure from the country's banking regulator on financial institutions demanding they stop processing online gambling transactions. In July 2016, PokerStars stopped offering real money games to players who are physically located in, or have
826-531: A small shopping arcade and Avondale Court, both off Avondale Road, Main Road and Port Jack. A house on the Whitebridge Road at one time had its own (private) miniature railway in its grounds. This was never a public railway. Onchan Community Centre is located off School Road with a community hall, sports hall, games room and committee room. There are a number of hotels and guest houses in the village and
885-406: Is a fast fold ring game poker format where opponents change after every hand. The aim of Zoom poker is to offer players more hands of poker than in a regular ring game. In January 2013 PokerStars rolled out Zoom Poker Tournaments due to popular demand for the fast fold variant The site's weekly Sunday Million tournament has a guaranteed $ 1 million prize pool and a $ 215 buy-in. The Sunday Million
944-471: Is a free-play poker game for Oculus and Steam platforms that was released in 2018. It allows players to get free chips and use them to play Texas hold 'em as well as roulette , blackjack , slots , and sports betting , although the winnings cannot be transferred into real money. Players can use store credits to buy cosmetics and props for use in games. As of February 2022 it was the 14th most popular game on Meta Quest. In October 2023, PC support without
1003-542: Is a large village in the parish of Onchan on the Isle of Man . It is at the north end of Douglas Bay. Administratively a district, it has the second largest population of settlements on the island, after Douglas , with which it forms a conurbation . In Manx the name for the village is Kione Droghad meaning "bridge end". In the 1890s, a 5,000-year-old stone age axe was found in the Cassa Field by Onchan wetlands. In
1062-412: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Ben Spragg PokerStars is an online poker cardroom. It is the largest real money online poker site in the world, controlling over two-thirds of the total online poker market, and can be accessed through downloadable poker clients for Windows , macOS , Android and iOS . A PokerStars.com online satellite tournament produced
1121-547: Is in Douglas, but through services often link all estates. There is now a regular through service to Nobles Hospital, north-west of Douglas. Onchan is also served by buses to Laxey and Ramsey as well as by local taxi firms. The Church of England parish church in Onchan is St Peter's on Church Road. The original church, dedicated to St Conchan, dated back to the 12th century. By 1760 the walls and roof had become dangerous and it
1180-581: Is no longer used for cycling. Groudle Glen and Molly Quirk's Glen meet at the Whitebridge, at the northern edge of the village on the main A2 coast road to Laxey . Groudle Glen extends right down to the coast and has been described as one of the most spectacular of all the island's glens. It was developed in the 1890s as a pleasure glen, with trees planted and long winding paths added. A bandstand, swings and various other minor attractions were also added. On
1239-463: Is the biggest weekly online poker tournament. On March 7, 2011, The 5th Anniversary Sunday Million broke records, with 59,128 players creating a total prize pool of $ 11,825,600. World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) has been running since 2002 and is regarded as the online equivalent of the World Series of Poker. The WCOOP tournament series is the largest online poker series and pays out
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#17327975014041298-476: Is the largest village on the island. It also has a higher population than three of the four towns - Castletown , Peel and Ramsey , making it the second largest settlement on the island. Onchan is now principally a dormitory village, providing homes for workers in nearby Douglas . There are two primary schools in Onchan, Onchan Primary School on School Road with nearly 400 pupils and Ashley Hill Primary School ( Manx : Scoill Cronk Ashley ) on Ashley Road which
1357-1055: Is to allow Michigan and New Jersey poker players to play together, as both states are participants in the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA). PokerStars stated, "The upgrade is a necessary milestone to bring more games, bigger prize pools and guarantees in poker tournaments so New Jersey and Michigan poker players can compete against one another in the near future." PokerStars offers multiple poker variations: Texas hold 'em , Omaha , Omaha Hi/Lo (8 or Better) , Courchevel, Stud , Stud Hi/Lo (8 or Better) , Razz , Five-card draw , 2-7 Triple Draw & 2-7 Single Draw , Badugi , HORSE , HOSE , Mixed Hold'em, Mixed Omaha Hi/Lo, Triple Stud and 8-Game Mix . PokerStars also offers "Mixed Games," which rotate through several of these games. PokerStars averages over 15,000 players playing real money cash games daily. PokerStars launched Zoom Poker in March 2012, with an official launch in May 2012. Zoom Poker
1416-406: The 2003 World Series of Poker (WSOP) champion, Chris Moneymaker . As the first person to become a world champion by qualifying at an online poker site, Moneymaker's 2003 win was an important factor in catalyzing the poker boom of the mid-2000s. The press has called this the " Moneymaker effect ." PokerStars was part of The Stars Group until it was sold to Flutter Entertainment , owner of
1475-638: The 'Chen Formula' for Texas Hold'em Bill Chen , Brazilian auto racer and race team owner Gualter Salles and French rugby union international Sébastien Chabal . PokerStars.com and PokerStars.eu operate worldwide under a license from the Maltese government. PokerStars also operates under separate government licenses in Denmark, France, Italy, Belgium, Spain and Estonia. In October 2008, PokerStars launched PokerStars.it, exclusively for Italian players, which offers real money tournaments in euros in addition to
1534-409: The 1841 census but not the one in 1851. Gradually the village spread beyond Church Road, known locally as The Butt . At the junction with the track that led towards the mountains (Avondale Road) a few more cottages appeared in the early 19th century. In the late 19th century land was sold off for terraces of houses to be built. The area surrounding Church Road is today the village's heritage area and
1593-515: The 1980s completely re-built the line after it was closed and ripped up in the early 1960s. Molly Quirk's Glen was reputedly named after a woman who was murdered in her cottage. The glen covers about 5 acres (20,000 m ). At the far end of the glen the Clypse and Kerrowdhoo reservoirs now have a series of footpaths and ancient tracks for walkers. Bibaloe Glen was named after a ford at the bottom of Whitebridge Hill. The Raad ny Foillan (Way of
1652-740: The DHSOB Football Ground, Blackberry Lane and are in the Premier League. Onchan F.C. are based at Nivison stadium, Onchan Pleasure Park and are in Division 2. The stadium was opened in 1952. There is stock car racing held each week in the summer months in the Pleasure Park organised by the British Stock Car Association . There is also bowling, tennis and kart racing at the park as well as
1711-495: The Glen Dhoo and Lower Ballacottier campsites. DHSOB FC operate a campsite each year during the annual Isle of Man TT motorcycle racing . The area has a number of residential housing estates including a large collection of local authority housing at Nursery Avenue, an estate at Ballachrink which also houses more local authority dwellings, Lakeside Gardens to the north east side of the village, Birch Hill, which can be found above
1770-463: The Gull) long distance coastal footpath opened in 1986, and runs along the coast in the village. It starts at Port Jack where it connects with Douglas, and runs as far as Howstrake Head before continuing into the neighbouring parish of Lonan . The Onchan wetlands ( Manx : Curragh Kiondroghad ) is a 1-acre (4,000 m ) nature reserve in Onchan village that contains a variety of habitats. The site
1829-576: The Irish gambling company Paddy Power , on May 5, 2020. PokerStars launched its beta play-money-only site on September 11, 2001. The company began offering real money wagering on December 12, 2001. PokerStars was originally a Costa Rican company, Rational Enterprises, part of Canadian company The Stars Group which was majority owned by the Canadian Scheinberg family. The company was subsequently moved to Onchan , Isle of Man . The move
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1888-607: The Isle of Man , the representative on the Isle of Man of the Lord of Mann , currently King Charles III , is Government House on Governor's Road. Originally named Bemahague House, the house was leased to Governor Henry Brougham Loch in 1865, and purchased by the Isle of Man Government in 1903 as the official residence for the Sovereign's representative. There are ten Manx Electric Railway stops in Onchan. Onchan Head railway station
1947-563: The Onchan Squash and Social Club. The Abbeyland Equestrian Centre is on Scollag Road, but this has been knocked down and built over by houses. King Edward Bay Golf Club is an 18-hole golf course located in an elevated position on the east side of the village off the A11 King Edward Road. Onchan Pleasure Park is a leisure park which has a boating lake , miniature golf course, football pitch, tennis courts and
2006-656: The PokerStars Players No Limit Hold'em Championship, which is to be held in January 2019. The tournament is expected to become one of the biggest events in the annual poker calendar with a $ 25,000 buy in and a $ 1 million bonus for the eventual winner. In March 2018, The Stars Group reached an agreement with gaming company Sugal & Damani to support the launch of its PokerStars brand in India. In September 2018, PokerStars launched PokerStars VR,
2065-606: The U.S. Congress passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 . Many sites, including PartyPoker, immediately suspended business with U.S. gamblers, while others, including PokerStars, did not. In December 2009, PokerStars set the world record for the biggest online tournament. The tournament entry fee was $ 1, and the number of entrants reached 149,196. They broke that record in December 2011, when 200,000 players played in
2124-611: The U.S. when a legal framework for such licenses is offered. The settlement terms also called for PokerStars to acquire certain assets of Full Tilt Poker from the Government. On August 9, 2012, PokerStars paid $ 225 million to the United States Department of Justice , consummating the asset transfer of Full Tilt Poker . Full Tilt Poker was successfully relaunched on November 6, 2012. Onchan Onchan ( / ˈ ɔː ŋ k ən / ; Manx : Kione Droghad )
2183-491: The Viking reign Onchan became part of Middle sheading. The name of the village is identified with St Connachan who was Bishop of Sodor and Man in 540 and the church named after him, Kirk Coonachan. An early name for the village is Manx : Kiondroghad which literally translated means "bridgehead". The earliest written record of Kiondroghad was in the 1643 Manorial Roll, when it was very small. The name Kiondroghad appeared on
2242-648: The area which leads to St Peter's Church via the one-way road. The Jubilee Lamp was erected in this road in 1987 after relocation from White City, and this was the first electrically lit lamp standard on the island. In the early 20th century the Port Jack area was being developed in connection with the Douglas Bay Estate Company's promotion of land sales on the Howstrake Farm. They also built an electric urban railway which later became
2301-585: The biggest PokerStars tournaments, TV shows such as The Million Dollar Challenge and PokerStars Big Game and online tournament highlights from WCOOP and SCOOP. PokerStars sponsors a team of professional poker players known as Team PokerStars. As of 2023 , the team consists of André Akkari , Arlie Shaban , Ben Spragg, David Kaye, Felix Schneiders, Fintan Hand, Georgina James, Jennifer Shahade , Lasse Jagd Lauritsen, Laurie Tournier, Lex Veldhuis , Nicholas Walsh, Parker Talbot, Rafael Moraes, Ramón Colillas, Sam Grafton and Sebastian Huber. PokerStars also has had
2360-515: The charges against them. On July 31, 2012, the US government dismissed with prejudice all civil complaints against PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker after reaching a settlement with PokerStars which includes PokerStars acquiring Full Tilt. Under the terms of the settlement, PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker admitted no wrongdoing for their past U.S. activities. The U.S. Government acknowledged both companies can apply for licenses to operate online gaming in
2419-401: The core village area and a number of older residences in the centre, notably Royal Avenue, Port Jack and Alberta Drive all of which were developed in the earliest years of the twentieth century. The Isle of Man census 2021 lists the population as 9,039, down from the 2016 figure of 9,128, which was a decrease from the population of 9,273 in 2011, and an increase from the population of 0 in 1. It
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2478-552: The country. On April 15, 2011, the Department of Justice seized the .com internet addresses of the three online gambling sites, a total of five URLs : Pokerstars.com, Fulltiltpoker.com , Absolutepoker.com , Ultimatebet.com and UB.com. On April 15, 2011, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York seized and shut down Pokerstars.com and several of its competitors' sites, alleging that
2537-623: The heart of Douglas for commuter journeys. In the early 20th century Lower Onchan, around the Port Jack area, was the first area on the island to have electric-powered street lighting, powered by the Manx Electric Railway generators. After World War II development gradually continued, and in the 1960s the village commissioners built local authority housing. The official residence of the Lieutenant Governor of
2596-551: The largest prizes in online poker. The WCOOP 2010 Main Event champion Tyson "POTTERPOKER" Marks won $ 2.2 Million, the largest online tournament prize in history . Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) was established in 2009 and has since become the most popular online tournament series. Unlike WCOOP, there are three different buy-in stakes in the SCOOP events: Low, Medium (10x Low stake) and High (100x Low stake). Micro Millions
2655-542: The location of Molly Carooin's Cottage, which is maintained by the Friends Of Onchan's Heritage, a local volunteer group. The area features period lamp standards, and since 2001 has been home to the newly developed Village Green which links Church Road with the Onchan Wetlands to the north west. There is also a vehicle garage, a highways department depot, a barber shop and several residential dwellings in
2714-508: The rocky headland, a small inlet had been dammed off to form a deep pool, which became the centre of the small headland zoo which exhibited sea lions and polar bears. To get visitors out to the highland zoo, the glen owners built a miniature railway. Today, the attractions have all but disappeared apart from the Groudle Glen Railway , which still runs during the summer months operated by a group of local railway enthusiasts, who in
2773-481: The sites were violating federal bank fraud and money laundering laws. On April 20, 2011, the U.S. Attorney's office returned control of the Pokerstars.com domain name to the company in order "to facilitate the withdrawal of U.S. players’ funds held in account with the companies." On July 10, 2012, PokerStars, asserting the Government had insufficient grounds on which to base the charges, filed motions to dismiss
2832-414: The sport in addition to increase technological advancements. In April 2022, PokerStars launched their peer-to-peer betting exchange which allowed customers to enter their own odds and bet against other customers. In December 2022, PokerStars announced that Michigan and New Jersey players would be unable to access their servers on December 12 and December 13 for a "major upgrade of the site". This upgrade
2891-402: The subject of financial media speculation regarding a possible initial public offering or merger with a publicly listed company. Analysts estimated its market value would have been approximately US$ 2,000,000,000 in 2006, which would have made the company one of the world's largest privately held gambling companies. PokerStars overtook PartyPoker as the world's largest online poker room after
2950-698: The usual play money games. PokerStars offers some ring games and tournaments on its main PokerStars.com site in euros. In March 2010, the site began allowing users to keep their real-money accounts in British pounds and Canadian dollars as well as U.S. dollars and euros. In July 2015, PokerStars withdrew from the Portuguese market. In November 2016 the Portuguese regulator, Serviços de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ) issued its first online poker license to The Stars Group's subsidiary REEL Europe Limited. As
3009-421: The wetlands are silver birch , ash, holly, rowan, marsh marigold , yellow flag , reed canary grass , hemlock water-dropwort , woody nightshade and cuckoo flower . Birds recorded on the site are the grey wagtail , heron , mallard , goldcrest , woodcock , chiffchaff and hen harrier (rare) along with invertebrates and bats . There are also many frogs and spawn in early summer. Onchan Silver Band
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#17327975014043068-515: Was completed on August 1, 2014. Later the deal led to a major insider trading investigation conducted by the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) over a four-year period concerning Amaya Inc. As of April 2016, they have reached an agreement with Netent to add desktop and mobile gambling games to its poker lobby in New Jersey and other locations. In February 2017, Microgaming announced
3127-453: Was condemned in 1771. But nothing was done until the Bishop of Sodor and Man , Bishop Ward commissioned a new church. Its foundation stone was laid in 1830, but due to pressures from the parishioners, it was moved to its current position. The church was built by John Samuel Skillicorn, and was consecrated in 1833. It was dedicated to Saint Peter . The church was refurbished in 1863. In 1897 it
3186-472: Was donated to the Manx Wildlife Trust in 1988 and is open to the public for viewing and has a footpath which is suitable for wheelchair users. The site contains curragh (wetlands - willow scrub), broadleaved trees, dub (pond), neutral grassland and embankments of tall grassland. This variety of habitats leads to a diversity of wildlife and plant life. Some of the plants and trees that grow in
3245-543: Was driven by the establishment of a 0% corporate tax rate and the removal of rules barring companies from accepting casino and poker bets from the United States. PokerStars holds numerous licences in other jurisdictions (see Regulated Markets below). In February 2012, PokerStars acquired a European Union license granted by the Malta Lotteries and Gaming Commission. While privately owned, PokerStars had been
3304-498: Was launched in March 2012 as a tournament series designed for recreational and micro-stakes players offering a low buy-in tournament schedule and large guaranteed cash prizes. PokerStars guaranteed $ 5 million in prize pools for the second installment of MicroMillions. In 2014, PokerStars was hosting 500,000 online tournaments each day. PokerStars sponsors various live poker tours ongoing such as: And tournaments that did not continue, such as: Vegas Infinite, formerly PokerStars VR,
3363-515: Was opened in 1972 and has about 350 pupils. For secondary education children in Onchan usually go to either Ballakermeen High School in Douglas or St Ninian's High School which has a lower school (years 7–9) in Onchan and an upper school (years 10–11 and sixth form) in Upper Douglas. Onchan is home to two football clubs, both of which compete in the Isle of Man Football League . Douglas High School Old Boys F.C. (DHSOB FC) are based at
3422-500: Was the first church on the island to be lit by electricity, to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria ; the electricity was supplied by the Isle of Man Tramways and Power Company. St Anthony's Roman Catholic Church is located on Ridgeway Road. Onchan Methodist Church, part of the Douglas and Peel circuit, is on Main Road. Onchan Baptist Church is on Whitebridge Road. The main shopping areas are The Village Walk,
3481-505: Was the first official stop on the line and served the former White City pleasure grounds. There are also stops at Port Jack Halt , Gandhi Indian Restaurant , the former Majestic Hotel, Braeside, Far End, Howstrake, Groudle Old Road, Groudle Glen and Eskadale. The village has a frequent bus service of Bus Vannin : there are several local services in Onchan and Douglas; these serve the various housing estates including Ballachrink, Lakeside Gardens, Birch Hill and Governor's Hill. The last of these
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